After his hundred days’ indulgence
Despite wide acceptance of the stereotype that women apologize more readily than men, there is little systematic evidence to support this stereotype or its supposed bases (e.g., men’s fragile egos). We designed two studies to examine whether gender differences in apology behavior exist and, if so, why. (…)
Findings suggest that men apologize less frequently than women because they have a higher threshold for what constitutes offensive behavior.
